Philippine election results seen as boost for Sara Duterte

Vice president's hopes of surviving Senate trial have risen, analysts say

20250513 Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media after voting in the midterm elections on May 12. Analysts say her looming impeachment trial in the Senate, which will determine her political fate, has now become too hard to call. © AP

RAMON ROYANDOYAN

MANILA -- The unexpected results of the Philippine midterm elections, in which incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lost support to his main foes -- the family of Vice President Sara Duterte -- as well as to unaffiliated liberals, has left the nation's politics even more uncertain than before.

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